Change the Course:
NYC Waterfront
Construction Competition
Sponsor: New York
City Economic Development Corporation
and Hudson River
Park Trust
Type: open, EOI,
2-stage
Language: English
Fee: none
Eligibility: individuals and/or teams
which can include policy experts, engineering firms, contractors,
manufacturers, developers, construction managers, environmental engineers,
entrepreneurs, academic institutions, or students, as well as other interested
and concerned parties.
Timetable:
16 November 2012:
Submissions due for Phase I
30 November 2012:
Semifinalists announced
25 January 2013:
Submissions due for Phase II
28 January – 31, 2013:
Presentations to Selection Panel (to be scheduled individually)
February 2013: Awards
announced
Selection process:
Submissions will be
evaluated by an NYCEDC internal panel and an advisory committee consisting of
members from the Hudson River Park Trust, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation, academic Institutions, and
engineering and construction professionals.
All proposals will be
evaluated based upon the full scope of the competition goals and requirements
as well as the quality and plausibility of the recommendations. Specifically,
all responses will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Proposal completeness:
the degree of completeness of the response in meeting the specific requirements
and goals of the competition.
Cost savings achieved:
shown through supporting documentation.
Feasibility of the
proposal: the practicality of implementation and achievability of cost savings.
NYCEDC will select
finalists to advance to Phase II of the competition. Selected finalists will be
notified by email and will be given additional submission requirements for the
Phase II submissions.
Awards:
1. First Place: $50,000 (USD)
2. Second Place: $25,000 (USD)
3. Third Place: $15,000 (USD)
Design challenge:
One of NYC’s defining features is its
diverse and expansive waterfront. A maritime city with 565 miles of waterfront,
NYC has more shoreline than Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and
Seattle combined. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has made the re-imagination and
reactivation of New York’s “6th Borough” – the “Waterfront” – a central
economic development priority. The City of New York has worked to transform its
shoreline, creating jobs, building new parks, and cleaning its waterways.
Despite this ongoing transformation, problems on the waterfront still remain.
Nearly half of NYC’s 565 miles of shoreline is owned by the City and includes a
wide range of structures, some of which are deteriorating. These structures
will require rehabilitation or replacement in the coming years and decades.
This work has become increa! singly expensive, driven by the cost of materials,
labor, outdated construction methods, technologies, regulations, and other
factors. Through this Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), NYCEDC is
seeking competitive proposals that will change the course of waterfront
construction and help the City of New York build and maintain waterfront
infrastructure in the most cost effective and long-term sustainable manner.
Submissions should provide creative approaches to address critical factors that
drive the cost and duration of maritime construction in NYC. The winning
submissions should generate meaningful cost savings and include a detailed plan
outlining the steps required to implement the proposed solution.
Website:
breathe: The
New Urban Village Project
A competition to design and
build a new place for living in the Central City
Sponsors: Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE); Christchurch City Council; Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Authority (CERA) /Christchurch City Development Unit (CCDU)
Type, open, two-stage, international
Fee: none
Language: English
Eligibility: Architects, landscape
architects and planners
The site
The site was identified in the
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan to showcase the opportunities for
high-quality, medium density residential development in central Christchurch,
New Zealand. The site is designated for a “Residential Demonstration Project”
in the Christchurch City Plan.
Timetable:
15 January 2013 – Stage one
submissions due
February 2013 – Stage one winners
announced; three teams shortlisted for stage two
July 2013 – Stage two winners
announced
Compensation: Each shortlisted team
will receive NZ$20,000 for stage two
Submission procedure: Entries to be
submitted in digital pdf format.
Jury:
• Kevin McCloud (UK Grand Designs)
• Stuart Gardyne, Chair (Architect)
• Martin Udale (Development
specialist)
• Di Lucas (Landscape architect)
• Kevin Simcock (Engineer)
• Hula Reriti (Ngai Tahu Architect)
• Zea Harman (Youth Leader)
Design Challenge
The challenge is to design an exemplar
residential development of no less than 50 dwellings on the 10,194m2 project
site, balanced with amenity and shared
facilities. Designs should cater to
the needs and life stages of Christchurch/ Otautahi residents by providing a range of household types,
sizes and prices.
A requirement of the competition is
that the winning scheme will not only be an exemplar in architectural and urban
design, but must also be economically viable.
To enter the competition, entries are
to be submitted online at:
Email: newurbanvillage@ccc.govt.nz
Great
Fen Visitor Centre
Sponsor: Great Fen - a
partnership which comprises the Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District
Council, Middle Level Commissioners, Natural England and The Wildlife Trust for
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Type: Open, 2-stage,
1st stage anonymous
Language: English
Fee: £50.00 (+VAT)
Eligibility: The
competition is open to design teams based in Europe and the UK and should
include the services of an architect, landscape architect and a quantity
surveyor. The design team may be led by a fully qualified, practising,
registered architect or landscape architect. Architects should be registered
with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in the UK, or an equivalent,
recognised overseas regulatory authority.
Timetable:
7/8 November 2012 –
Site visits for registered entrants
16 November 2012 – Q
& A deadline
19 December 2012 –
Registration deadline
10 January 2013 –
Stage I submission deadline
24 January 2013 –
Shortlisting by jury of 4 finalists
Awards:
Each design team
short-listed to Stage 2 of the competition [up to four] will receive an equal
honorarium payment of £3,000 [+VAT] following attendance at the clarification
presentation with the Judging Panel. The Winner′s honorarium will represent
an advance on any professional fees post-competition.
Jury:
Kate Carver, Wildlife
Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northhamptonshire (Great Fen
Project Manager)
Cindy Walters, Walters
& Cohen Architects (RIBA Architect Adviser
David Thomas, Middle
Level Commissioners (Chief Engineer)
Malcolm Sharp,
Huntingdonshire District Council
Sarah Smith, Wildlife
Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire
Louise Rackham, Wildlife
Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire
Nigel Hugill, Urban
& Civic Ltd.
Andrew Cuthbert, Great
Fen
Jeremy Purseglove,
Landscape architect & ecologist
James Porter, RIBA
Competitions
Design challenge:
The new visitor centre
will form the primary focal point for the Great Fen and its associated
activities. The site will serve a number of different visitors: those
interested in landscape, wildlife or habitats; educational visits (from school
children to “third age” learners) supporting education in heritage and ecology;
and the visiting public, both local people and tourists, who want a ‘brew and a
view’ or perhaps a picnic or a day out to explore the fens or somewhere to
bring the family. Extensive community use of the building and landscape is also
envisaged.
For information and to enter:
Infill Philadelphia: Soak
it Up!
Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods through
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Sponsors:
Philadelphia Water Dept., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Community
Design Collaborative
Type: Open, ideas
Language: English
Location:
Philadelphia
Eligibility: Each submission must
come from an integrated design team consisting of a minimum of three licensed
professionals, including at least one civil engineer, one architect and one
landscape architect. One of the required design professionals must be
Philadelphia-based.
Fee: $300 per entry
Timetable:
30 November 2012:
Registration Deadline
22 January 2013:
Submissions deadline (Digital format)
Awards:
Three $10,000 first
prizes for each of the three categories
Jury
Architecture/Urban Design
Alan Greenberger, FAIA, Deputy Mayor for Economic
Development and Director of Commerce City of Philadelphia
Glen J. Abrams, AICP Manager, Strategic Policy and Coordination,
Philadelphia Water Department Office of Watersheds
Civil Engineering/Hydrology
Christopher Kloss, Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Coordinator, Office of Water, US EPA
Robert G. Traver, PhD, PE, D.WRE, Professor and
Director, Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership
Landscape Architecture
Mark A. Focht, ASLA, President Elect ASLA/ First Deputy
Commissioner, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, City of Philadelphia
Development/Construction
Shanta Schachter, Deputy Director, New Kensington
Community Development Corporation
Patrick McDonald, LEED, AP, Owner, Onion Flats
Sustainability
Mark Alan Hughes, PhD, Distinguished Senior
Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Competition
categories:
1. • Industrial:
Warehouse Watershed - Hartranft, North Philadelphia
2. • Commercial: Retail
Retrofit – Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia
3. • Neighborhood:
Greening the Grid – queen Village, South Philadelphia
Design Challenge:
The Infill
Philadelphia: Soak It Up! national design competition seeks to
generate innovative, cost-effective designs that can aid public, private and
nonprofit property owners in seeing the return on capital investments,
illustrate public/private partnership solutions, and serve as prototypes for
green stormwater infrastructure throughout Philadelphia and the country.
Website:
Cambodian Sustainable
Housing
Sponsor: Building
Trust International, Karuna Cambodia
Type: Open, ideas,
international, one-stage
Language: English
Fees:
Professional
Registration: $75.00 (Free to those
entering from a developing country.)
Student
Registration: $15 (Free to those
entering from a developing country.)
Eligibility: Design professionals, Engineers,
Architects,
architecture/design/engineer graduates
or
architecture/design/engineer students.
Awards:
Professional Category
1st prize: Winning design has the
opportunity to influence the future of housing construction in Cambodia.
The winning proposal will be used to
construct a prototype house with the assistance of Habitat for Humanity
Cambodia.
There will also be 4 honorable
mentions.
Student Category
1st prize: $100 (+ Opportunity to
volunteer with the build of winning professional design.)
There will also be 4 honorable
mentions
Timetable:
15 January 2013 –
Submission Deadline
Jury:
- Tang Sochet Vitou, Cambodian Society
of Architects (CSA)
- Meas Kimseng, Cambodian Society of
Architects (CSA)
- David Cole from Building Trust
international
- Libby Hsu, MIT D-Lab Instructor
- Michael Jones, Architect, LEED AP
BD+C
- Eva Lloyd, Co-Founder Collective
StudioDesign
and representatives from:
- Habitat For Humanity Cambodia
- Build a City (People for Care and
Learning)
Challenge:
To create designs that can provide a
sustainable future for housing in the South-east Asian country. Any proposal
will have to keep below a budget of $2000 and deal with the yearly flooding
that effects most residential areas.
Website: https://email.1and1.com/ox6/ox.html
Latrobe City: Transiting
Cities - Low Carbon Futures
Sponsor: Office of
Urban Transformations Research (OUTR), Melbourne, Australia
Type: Open, ideas,
one-stage
Language: English
Eligibility: Design
Professionals and Students
Group/Firm
registration:
Early Bird Registration $75.00 AUD
(Before Monday 29 October, 2012)
Late Registration $90.00 AUD (Tuesday 27 November, 2012)
Late Registration $90.00 AUD (Tuesday 27 November, 2012)
Student Group Registration:
Early Bird Registration $50.00 AUD
(Monday 29 October, 2012)
Late Registration $65.00 AUD (Tuesday 27 November, 2012)
Late Registration $65.00 AUD (Tuesday 27 November, 2012)
Timetable:
29 October 2012 – Early registration
deadline
30 November 2012 – Late registration
deadline
30 November 2012 – Submission deadline
Awards:
1st Prize - $15,000 AUD
2nd Prize - $3,500 AUD
3rd Prize - $2,500 AUD
Three honorable mentions
Design Challenge:
Produce intelligent innovative short
and long-term transition strategies for an adaptive and vibrant regional
centre.
Consider Latrobe city as a network of smaller townships which are individual and unique.
Develop an integrated vision for social, economic, environmental and infrastructural design outcomes.
Consider how to transform the region into an innovative hub for low carbon solutions.
Design strategies for new sustainable and alternative economies for the region.
Rethink the region as a self sustainable centre that seeks opportunities for increased export.
Rethink the region’s productive landscape and consider how it can transition into new types of production to benefit the community.
Consider Latrobe city as a network of smaller townships which are individual and unique.
Develop an integrated vision for social, economic, environmental and infrastructural design outcomes.
Consider how to transform the region into an innovative hub for low carbon solutions.
Design strategies for new sustainable and alternative economies for the region.
Rethink the region as a self sustainable centre that seeks opportunities for increased export.
Rethink the region’s productive landscape and consider how it can transition into new types of production to benefit the community.
For more information, go to:
EMS SAINTE-CROIX,
construction d'un EMS de 70 lits (Clinic in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland)
Sponsor: CSSC, Sainte-Croix, Centre de Soins et
de Santé, Sainte-Croix / EMS SAINTE-CROIX
Type: open, one-stage
Fee: 350 CHF
Language: French
Eligibility: Architects within the WTO
and Switzerland
Awards:
160,000 CHF
Timetable:
5 November 2012 – End of Q&A
period
11 January 2012 – Submission deadline
Email: mb@mbarchitectes.ch
Document website: www.simap.ch
Museum of Bavarian
History, Regensburg
Sponsor: Staatliches Bauamt Regensburg,
Regensburg, Germany
Type: Open, two-stage
Language: German
Fee: 100 Euros
Eligibility: to architects residing in
countries belonging to WTO and EU who fulfill the requirements of size of firm,
income, and realized project size.
Museum size:
7,000m²
Total
compensation for finalists: 210,000 Euros
Timetable:
09 January 2013 – Deadline for
registration and documents
10 January 2013 – Submission deadline
for plans and documents
17 January 2013 – Submission of Model
Jury:
• Karlheinz
_Beer, Weiden
• Prof Elke
Delugan-Meissl, Vienna
• Friedrich
Geiger, Munich
• Josef Peter
Meier-Scupin, Munich
• Christine
Schimpermann, Regensburg
• Prof
Volker Staab, Berlin
• Prof. Zvonko
Turkali,
• Hans Weber,
Regensburg
• Dieter
Schönberger, Regensburg
• Peter
Scheller, Munich
Post+Capitalist City:
Ideas for a city with another culture of living and
dwelling!
Sponsor: collage
(Berlin, Germany)
Type: open, ideas,
international
Languages: English,
German, French
Fees: 30/50 Euros
Eligibility: Students, architects, urban planners,
designers, artists and all active thinkers are invited to submit their ideas
and share their visions.
Timetable:
1 December 2012 – Early registration
deadline
15 January 2013 – Submission/late
registration deadline
Design Challenge:
At the same time creative alternatives
– in trying to deal with the growth of poverty amongst the population – propose
new ways of living, celebrating an ideology based on trust, solidarity,
community and action.
Cities… Their attractiveness was
originally based on the economic opportunities they provided to their
inhabitants: job opportunities created a massive influx from the countryside,
contributing actively to their spatial transformation by means of increasing
population density and growth. However, in a prospective future if
attractiveness is no longer necessarily related to profit making – as the
symbolic 99% idealized by the “Occupy” movements around the world claim – the
question of the future of existing cities is wide open.
WHAT IF… ?
What if the change was tomorrow? What would be the characteristics of a system not based on profit making? What would be the consequences of a new system for the way in which we use urban spaces?
Would cities enter a transformation process, becoming specialized centres in a gl! obalized system?
Would the global network of cities tend to erase borders or to affirm and reinforce them? What is (could be) the scale (the impact) of the change?
WHAT IF… ?
What if the change was tomorrow? What would be the characteristics of a system not based on profit making? What would be the consequences of a new system for the way in which we use urban spaces?
Would cities enter a transformation process, becoming specialized centres in a gl! obalized system?
Would the global network of cities tend to erase borders or to affirm and reinforce them? What is (could be) the scale (the impact) of the change?
For more information, go to:
Green Boulevards: Parkways
for the Third Millennium
Sponsor: Istituto
Nazionale di Architettura (Exhibition
- la Biennale di Venezia)
Type: Open, ideas,
one-stage, on-line
Languages: English,
Italian
Eligibility:
professionals and students who have not yet reached the age of 40 at date of
submission
Fee: 50 Euros
Timetable:
5 November 2012 – Registration
deadline
15 November 2012 – Submission deadline
Awards:
Two(2) First Prizes – 5,000 Euros each
10 honorable mentions
Jury: Made up of design professionals
Design Challenge:
The online competition, part of the
program of the Italian Pavilion at the
13th International Architecture
Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia, wishes to
contribute to the development of
concrete ideas-projects for the use of
technologies focused on the production
of renewable energy in areas related
or in proximity to infrastructures; at
the same time it intends to stimulate original
solutions for the integration of
highway and railway networks within their
surrounding territories by searching for a
symbiosis. 